The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-06-29
HIGH JINKs AT sANDRINGHAM.
The Prince and Princess OF Wales Caper-
ing with Their Servants. f

ing with Their Servants. E
Under the title of Eighteen Years on the
Sandrngham Estate" a lady who was long
tenant of the Prince of Wales on his Nor
folk estate tells good deal about the per-
sonal habits and home life of the prince
He seems to bea jolly fellow judging from
the following:
zone year the Marlborough House ser
wants came down by special train, and the
rival establishments were in great force, the
decided belle of the evening being Madame
Francatelli, who did not belong to the
household, but was invited out of compli-
ment to the chef, and was most becomngly
dressed, and not at all forward or flirtacious.
The ball opened with country dance the
prince and princess leading Off with the
the Duchess Of Teck, whose good-nature
and frank enjoyment made her great
acquisition, with another of the upper
servants. One year the princess coac, .
man, the most diminutive man in the room,
was her partner, and the contrast was rather
striking The house-party equerries adies-
in-waiting, and all invited from the ne gh
borhood, were ordered to Join, no slirking
or sitting out allowed; and when the sides
had been made up, the prince and princess
set off with their partners, round and round,
down the middle and up again, and
50 on TO the end, the prince the
jolliest OF the jolly, and the life q
the party, as he Is wherever he goes. l never
saw such amazing vitality-his own master
Of the ceremonies, signaling and sending
messages 10 the band, arranging every dance
and when TO begin and when 10 leave OF
noticing the smallest mistake in the figures,
and putting people in their places; In the
dance, he looked as If he could have gone on
ell night and into the middle of noxt week
without stopping, and | really believe he
| could. He is an antidote to every text and
sermon that ever was preached upon the
pleasures Of the world palling upon the
wearied spirit They never pail upon
his, and year after year he comes up to
| junketings. 1t was mercy to have quad
| rifle now and then for little rest The
| Marlborough housekeeper, who was attired
In peagreen silk, dancedit In the old polite
style, holding up her gown in points, and
dropping little courtesy TO her partner each
of immortal memory G. Dickens Christmas
Carop). Then a jig was started, and 1t was
| 30 pretty to see the way the princess danced
| it, while the state liveries of the foot
men, and green vasset of the gamekeerers
and Highland costumes, mixed with the
| scarlet coats of the country gentlemen, and
the lovely toilets and the merry tune made
| sight 10 be seen or heard. Almost before
one dance was ended the prince started
another, and suddenly the Scotch pipers
would screech out and the prince would
fold his arms and fling himself into High
land fling, and 30 on fast and furious until ial
| into the hours OF the morning, with supper
intervening, when our former partners, The
footmen, waited upon everyone as demurely
as If they had not at all been careering about
together just before. 1t may be an anti
| quated notion, but don't like TO see quite
| young girls waltzing with groom boys an(
men.seryants, and since sandringham SCI
Country dances are all very well, but not tn,
round and rounds; at least, think so, anc
that it would have been better not to hay,
begun that sort Of thing.